Symbolic fight?
The Bakhmutka River, which flows through the city center, is said to be the front line. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who has successfully called for rockets and main battle tanks in the past, wants to keep Bakhmut at all costs. The city, in which fighting has been going on since late summer, is said to be strategically important. If the Russian troops succeed in conquering them completely, the road to the major cities of Slovjansk and Kramatorsk is open. The armed forces have already captured Sieverodonetsk and Lysychansk in the same Donetsk region.
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Scholz stood in front of the Ukrainian lectern during a speech with Selenskyj and Macron. The heads of state take the confusion with humor.
At a joint press conference with France’s head of state Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj, Olaf Scholz (SPD) walks unerringly towards one of the lecterns provided. The chancellor doesn’t realize at first that the Ukrainian flag is behind the desk he has chosen. The Ukrainian President, on the other hand, notices the mix-up, looks confused for a moment and then draws his colleague’s attention to the mistake.
The three heads of state take the situation with humor: Macron mimics the usher, Selenskyj and Scholz swap places with a grin on their faces. Ukraine’s Defense Ministry shared a recording of the mix-up on Twitter, captioning it “The Ally’s Dilemma: Good versus Very Good.” In the comment field, users are amused by the situation and joke that Scholz has finally made it clear whose side he is on. See the scene in the video above or here.
During visits to London, Paris and Brussels on Wednesday and Thursday, Zelenskyi appealed to Western allies for further military aid in the fight once morest the Russian invasion – in particular fighter jets. During the meeting with Scholz and Macron in Paris, Zelenskyj said on Wednesday evening: “It’s regarding weapons that are necessary for peace. The war that Russia has unleashed must be stopped.” Scholz promised him support for as long as necessary, Macron “support until victory”. Before that, Selenskyj had already advertised fighter jets in Great Britain.
Into Occupied Territories – Russia sends 3 more infantry divisions
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
Sanctions once morest nephews of Patriarch Kirill
Kyiv imposes sanctions on another 22 Russians who belong to the Russian Orthodox Church. “Sanctions have been imposed on 22 Russian citizens who support terror and genocidal policies under the guise of spirituality,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his evening video address. According to a decree of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, the list also includes Mikhail Gundayev, who represents the Russian Orthodox Church in the World Council of Churches and other international organizations in Geneva. According to Russian state media, he is a nephew of the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill. Ukraine imposed sanctions on Kyrill last year.
Did the city of Soledar in Ukraine fall? Russia claims that, Ukraine denies it
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
Kyiv sticks to his account: Soledar did not fall and continues to fight once morest Russian troops. At the same time, the Ukrainian government is still vociferously hoping for Leopard main battle tanks. An overview of what happened during the night and a view of the day
Despite several Russian reports of victory in the small town of Soledar in eastern Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy maintains that fighting for the town is continuing. “The hard fight for Donetsk continues,” said Zelenskyj in his daily video address on Friday evening. “The struggle for Bakhmut and Soledar, for Kreminna, for other towns and villages in the east of our state continues.”
The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces also announced on Friday evening that fighting for Soledar would continue. Both the Russian military leadership and the notorious Russian mercenary troupe Wagner deployed at Soledar had announced the conquest of Soledar. Above all, the paramilitary organization Wagner claimed the success for itself, whereupon the Ministry of Defense in Moscow gave in and attributed the victory to the mercenary troop. “They are already biting each other over who should be credited with tactical progress,” Zelenskyj commented on the dispute. This is already a “clear signal of failure”.
Should Soledar fall, however, the entire defensive line from Siwersk to Bakhmut, which Kyiv has held since July, will falter. Together with the reports of Russian gains in territory south of Bakhmut, the question for the Ukrainian troops might arise as to how expedient it is to remain there. #
According to Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, five European countries are ready to supply Kyiv with Leopard-2 main battle tanks. Only Berlin’s approval is missing, said Kuleba on Friday evening, as reported by “Ukrainska Prawda”. Ukraine is “half a step away from solving the tank question”. France started the discussion with the announced delivery of heavy wheeled armored vehicles. After that, Poland “woke up other countries” with its push to deliver a company of leopards. After that, Finland also declared its willingness to join a European initiative and hand over Leopard tanks to Ukraine. “And I know at least three other countries that are ready to do this but are not yet talking regarding it,” said Kuleba. They were still waiting for “the Germans to come out and speak out for it”.